Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:24:04 +0100 From: Vincent Hoffman <vince@unsane.co.uk> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Max top end computer for Freebsd to run on Message-ID: <51AC7CD4.2050807@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <51ABAC4D.4040302@a1poweruser.com> References: <51ABAC4D.4040302@a1poweruser.com>
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On 02/06/2013 21:34, Fbsd8 wrote: > I'm a sub second speed freak. What is the max number of cpu's and > memory size that Freebsd can handle? Can it handle 16 4ghz cpu's and > 32gb of memory? I need a gaming server with some really big balls for > hundreds of jails. Money is not a deciding factor here, horse power is. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" It'll certainly support it, the biggest server I FreeBSD on at the moment is: root@parisnfsen:~ # head -20 /var/run/dmesg.boot Copyright (c) 1992-2013 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation. FreeBSD 9.1-STABLE #4 r249837: Wed Apr 24 13:37:24 CEST 2013 root@parisnfsen.nottellingyou.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PARISNFSEN amd64 gcc version 4.2.1 20070831 patched [FreeBSD] CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz (2394.05-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x206c2 Family = 0x6 Model = 0x2c Stepping = 2 Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> Features2=0x29ee3ff<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,DCA,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,POPCNT,AESNI> AMD Features=0x2c100800<SYSCALL,NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM> AMD Features2=0x1<LAHF> TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics real memory = 34359738368 (32768 MB) avail memory = 33090797568 (31557 MB) Event timer "LAPIC" quality 600 ACPI APIC Table: <DELL PE_SC3 > FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 16 CPUs FreeBSD/SMP: 2 package(s) x 4 core(s) x 2 SMT threads as other people have said though, one big server is often not the best answer, keep things like disk io and resiliency in mind. This is a PowerEdge R410 seems to be pretty happy trundling along on 9-STABLE Vince
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